Wakefield Elementary School, grades kindergarten through fourth, is in the South Kingstown school district. Superintendent Kristen Stringfellow is in charge of the district; Principal Lynn Dougherty runs the school. 260 students attend Wakefield Elementary and twenty-seven teachers are employed there, a 1:13 student-teacher ratio. Teachers, students, and parents alike rate the school highly.
Compared to Rhode Island state averages in many categories, Wakefield Elementary School scores well. Only 17% of the students qualify for subsidized lunch, a low number compared to Rhode Island’s 47% total. 0% of the students need bilingual assistance which isn’t surprising considering 92.3% of the students are white. All targets of the No Child Left Behind Act were met except for math and reading proficiency in minority consolidated groups due to participation rate. Wakefield Elementary School has a high attendance rate at 96%, and a low absentee rate of 5%, lower than the state’s absentee rate of 13%.
In Rhode Island, there were 2,815 discipline incidents resulting in suspension during the 2012-2013 school year in elementary schools. Impressively, none of these incidents occurred in Wakefield Elementary School. Most students agree that the school rules are fair and they feel safe in school. 94.1% of students concurred they absolutely feel safe in the school building. Students reported that they frequently eat breakfast and get a sufficient amount of physical activity. On the SurveyWorks Student Survey, teachers had exceptional ratings for giving good instructions and giving a fair amount of homework. From employees' perspectives, over 70% agreed that the administration is helpful and active when needed, about 20% higher than the average evaluation. The parent-teacher communication is strong at Wakefield Elementary; 61% of teachers feel the parents of their students are well-informed when assignments are given, again 20% higher than state average. 77.8% of parents attend parent-teacher conferences frequently.
Overall, Wakefield Elementary School is impressive and well-rounded, and the school runs smoothly with the cooperation of staff, students, and parents. Many of the Survey Works ratings were higher than state averages such as attendance rates and parent-teacher relationships. In other categories like safety and finances, Wakefield Elementary School scored well too. The community as a whole is well off, and in return the school is respectable and wholesome.
“InfoWorks! South Kingstown.” Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2014. http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/school/wakefield-elementary-school.
“Wakefield Elementary School,” n.p. n.d. http://wa.skschools.net/. Web. 30 Oct. 2014.
Compared to Rhode Island state averages in many categories, Wakefield Elementary School scores well. Only 17% of the students qualify for subsidized lunch, a low number compared to Rhode Island’s 47% total. 0% of the students need bilingual assistance which isn’t surprising considering 92.3% of the students are white. All targets of the No Child Left Behind Act were met except for math and reading proficiency in minority consolidated groups due to participation rate. Wakefield Elementary School has a high attendance rate at 96%, and a low absentee rate of 5%, lower than the state’s absentee rate of 13%.
In Rhode Island, there were 2,815 discipline incidents resulting in suspension during the 2012-2013 school year in elementary schools. Impressively, none of these incidents occurred in Wakefield Elementary School. Most students agree that the school rules are fair and they feel safe in school. 94.1% of students concurred they absolutely feel safe in the school building. Students reported that they frequently eat breakfast and get a sufficient amount of physical activity.
On the SurveyWorks Student Survey, teachers had exceptional ratings for giving good instructions and giving a fair amount of homework. From employees' perspectives, over 70% agreed that the administration is helpful and active when needed, about 20% higher than the average evaluation. The parent-teacher communication is strong at Wakefield Elementary; 61% of teachers feel the parents of their students are well-informed when assignments are given, again 20% higher than state average. 77.8% of parents attend parent-teacher conferences frequently.
Overall, Wakefield Elementary School is impressive and well-rounded, and the school runs smoothly with the cooperation of staff, students, and parents. Many of the Survey Works ratings were higher than state averages such as attendance rates and parent-teacher relationships. In other categories like safety and finances, Wakefield Elementary School scored well too. The community as a whole is well off, and in return the school is respectable and wholesome.
“InfoWorks! South Kingstown.” Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, 2014. http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/school/wakefield-elementary-school.
“Wakefield Elementary School,” n.p. n.d. http://wa.skschools.net/. Web. 30 Oct. 2014.
“Rhode Island Education Survey Suite School Report 2013-2014.” Survey Works, n.d. http://infoworks.ride.ri.gov/files/surveyworks/2013-2014/combined/surveyworks-2013-2014-wakefield-elementary-school-student-parent-teacher-es.pdf. Web. 30 Oct. 2014.